Save Page:

Songs from the Year 1947

This page lists the top songs of 1947 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page.

Between 1920 and 1940 there are very few available charts (at that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since they are mostly based on subjective charts.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Vaughn Monroe	Ballerina	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1947 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1947, US 1 for 10 weeks Dec 1947, US BB 7 of 1947, POP 7 of 1947, Europe 56 of the 1940s
2	Perry Como	Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - May 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1947, US 1 for 3 weeks Jun 1947, US BB 13 of 1947, POP 21 of 1947
3	Count Basie	Open The Door, Richard!	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Feb 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1947, US 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1947, US BB 14 of 1947, POP 23 of 1947
4	Tex Williams & The Western Caravan	Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Jul 1947 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1947, US 1 for 6 weeks Aug 1947, US BB 17 of 1947, POP 19 of 1947
5	Jerry Murad's Harmonicats	Peg o' My Heart	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1947 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1947, US 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1947, POP 17 of 1947, RYM 55 of 1947
6	Francis Craig	Near You	1947	US 1940s 1 - Sep 1947, US 1 for 12 weeks Sep 1947, US BB 6 of 1947, POP 14 of 1947, Europe 85 of the 1940s, RIAA 355
7	Art Lund	Mam'selle	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1947, US 1 for 2 weeks Jun 1947, POP 12 of 1947
8	James Baskett	Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah	1947	US BB 1 of 1947, Oscar in 1947, POP 1 of 1947, AFI 47
9	Freddy Martin	Managua, Nicaragua	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1947, US 1 for 2 weeks Mar 1947
10	Arthur Godfrey	Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her-You Can Have Her-She's Too Fat For Me)	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1947 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1947, US BB 2 of 1947, POP 3 of 1947, Europe 98 of the 1940s
11	Ted Weems	Heartaches	1947	US 1940s 1 - Mar 1947, US 1 for 12 weeks Mar 1947, US BB 11 of 1947, POP 20 of 1947
12	Frank Sinatra	Mam'selle	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - May 1947 (10 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1947, US BB 12 of 1947, POP 12 of 1947, RYM 50 of 1947
13	Guy Lombardo	Managua, Nicaragua	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1947 (15 weeks), US BB 3 of 1947, US 1940s 4 - Feb 1947, POP 8 of 1947
14	Ray Noble	Linda	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Feb 1947 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1947, US BB 9 of 1947, POP 16 of 1947
15	Dinah Shore	Anniversary Song	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1947 (12 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Mar 1947, US BB 5 of 1947, POP 6 of 1947
16	Buddy Clark	Peg o' My Heart	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1947, US BB 10 of 1947, POP 17 of 1947
17	Woody Guthrie	This Land is Your Land	1947	RYM 2 of 1947, RIAA 3, Acclaimed 204, WXPN 258
18	The Three Flames	Open The Door, Richard!	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Feb 1947 (8 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1947, POP 23 of 1947
19	Peggy Lee	Golden Earrings	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1947 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1947, Europe 78 of the 1940s
20	The Three Suns	Peg o' My Heart	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1947 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jun 1947
21	Bing Crosby	The Whiffenpoof Song	1947	US Bullfrog 7 - Nov 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Nov 1947, US BB 8 of 1947, POP 13 of 1947
22	Frankie Laine	That's My Desire	1947	US Bullfrog 4 - Mar 1947 (26 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jul 1947, RYM 40 of 1946, Europe 43 of the 1940s
23	Louis Jordan	Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens	1947	RYM 2 of 1946, POP 5 of 1947, US Bullfrog 6 - Jan 1947 (6 weeks)
24	Dusty Fletcher	Open The Door, Richard!	1947	US Bullfrog 3 - Feb 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1947, Europe 94 of the 1940s
25	Dinah Shore	(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Jan 1947 (16 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1947, RYM 97 of 1946
26	Red Ingle	Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)	1947	US 1940s 2 - Jun 1947, US BB 15 of 1947, POP 15 of 1947
27	Al Jolson	Anniversary Song	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Feb 1947 (14 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1947
28	Vaughn Monroe	I Wish I Didn't Love You So	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Sep 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1947
29	Perry Como	When You Were Sweet Sixteen	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Jul 1947 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1947
30	Louis Jordan	Open The Door, Richard!	1947	US Bullfrog 6 - Mar 1947 (4 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1947, RYM 11 of 1947
31	Eddy Howard	I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - May 1947 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1947
32	Sammy Kaye	That's My Desire	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - May 1947 (22 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1947
33	Perry Como	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Aug 1947 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1947
34	The Mills Brothers	Across The Alley From The Alamo	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - May 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1947
35	Eddy Howard	My Adobe Hacienda	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Apr 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1947
36	Guy Lombardo	Anniversary Song	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Feb 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1947
37	The Andrews Sisters	Near You	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Sep 1947 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1947
38	Gene Autry	Here Comes Santa Claus	1947	US 1940s 8 - Dec 1947, RYM 15 of 1947, US Bullfrog 24 - Jan 1950 (1 weeks)
39	Louis Jordan	Boogie Woogie Blue Plate	1947	POP 9 of 1947, US Bullfrog 21 - Sep 1947 (1 weeks), RYM 28 of 1947
40	Tex Beneke	Anniversary Song	1947	US Bullfrog 3 - Feb 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1947
41	Sammy Kaye	Serenade Of The Bells	1947	US Bullfrog 3 - Nov 1947 (16 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Nov 1947
42	The Andrews Sisters & Danny Kaye	Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)	1947	US Bullfrog 3 - Nov 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Nov 1947
43	Louis Jordan	Texas & Pacific	1947	US Bullfrog 20 - Mar 1947 (3 weeks), POP 24 of 1947, RYM 29 of 1947
44	Dinah Shore	I Wish I Didn't Love You So	1947	US Bullfrog 2 - Oct 1947 (12 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Oct 1947
45	Dick Haymes	Mam'selle	1947	US Bullfrog 3 - May 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1947
46	Frank Sinatra	Time After Time	1947	US Bullfrog 16 - May 1947 (5 weeks), RYM 125 of 1959, WXPN 778
47	Marisa Fiordaliso	El rancho grande	1947	Italy 1 of 1947
48	Red Ingle & The Natural Seven	Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)	1947	US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1947 (15 weeks)
49	Dorothy Shay	Feudin' & Fightin'	1947	US Bullfrog 4 - Jul 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Sep 1947
50	Hank Williams	Move It On Over	1947	RYM 1 of 1947